***Official*** Australia in South Africa

[Ikki]

Er, WTF?

 

[0RI0N]

ffs, pathetic

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Love Punter's deadpan expression.3 wickets falling,and 3 times he's got that poker face.
Can you say collapse like a cheap Chinese umbrella.

 

[Nate]

Ntini's ball kept low, but yeah, out.

Who would've thought bowling on the stumps would work? Again, fully expect Australia to bowl tops on this pitch, bit of movement and uneven bounce happening.

 

[TT Boy]

Outside leg, surely.

EDIT: No referral from Jonners. Siddle for 50 (Y)

He was dead as a Dodo. He played the man not the ball, he thought Ntini wouldn't be able to bowl straight.

 

[alternative]

Loving Patto's expert analysis TBH.

Brilliant bowling this.

 

[Uppercut]

He was dead as a Dodo. He played the man not the ball, he thought Ntini wouldn't be able to bowl straight.

Yeah, he did him with the outswinger (or in Johnson's case, inswinger). Don't see that much from Ntini, but recently all of their bowlers have been moving the ball both ways, even if only occasionally. Must have something to do with the coaching I guess.

 

[inbox24]

McDonald averaging more than McGrath with the bat now, good on you, baby steps son.

 

[pasag]

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Love Punter's deadpan expression.3 wickets falling,and 3 times he's got that poker face.
Can you say collapse like a cheap Chinese umbrella.

And his dismissal was the most ridiculous of the lot. Just really a disgraceful effort after the openers had given them such a great foundation.

 

[Matt79]

Dire. WTF are we doing trying so hard to let SA get back in this match?

 

[NZ4life!]

the Saffa's needed to bowl like this yesterday!! who'd a thought, ay???

 

[pasag]

Hopefully McDonald can finally do something with the bat and get us to 400, very unlikley though.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Punter started this, he shouldn't be allowed the look bemused.

 

[Hoggy31]

Hopefully McDonald can finally do something with the bat and get us to 300, very unlikley though.

Hopefully, he's a fair bit better than what's been shown so far in Test cricket.

 

[Manee]

This truly is McDonald's chance to secure his spot in the Test team with a handy fifty but I see him falling early.

 

[pup11]

And his dismissal was the most ridiculous of the lot. Just really a disgraceful effort after the openers had given them such a great foundation.

Ridiculous collapse indeed, and its a shame that it happened after Hussey and North saw off some excellent bowling from Morkel and Steyn early this morning, and as you said, it was Ponting' dismissal yesterday set the tone for this.

Was such a pathetic, and careless shot and looking at it back now, it surely opened the floodgates, as the Australian innings from there on, was never able to maintain the same rhythm, that was there when Hughes and Katich were batting together.

 

[Johnners]

Hopefully McDonald can finally do something with the bat and get us to 300, very unlikley though.

*400 maybe?

 

[Hoggy31]

meh, Ponting was due for a dismissal like that. Every batsman has them.

 

[0RI0N]

And his dismissal was the most ridiculous of the lot. Just really a disgraceful effort after the openers had given them such a great foundation.

/agreed.
I enjoy watching him bat.
Came home early JUST to watch him.Five minutes after I start watching,he is dismissed.
Go figure.
SA should look for a score of 450+.

 

[Redbacks]

Bugger!

 

[pasag]

SA should look for a score of 450+.

Way too early to say, let's see how they do after an hour.